Claire Estep

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Sumter, S.C.
High School:
Wilson Hall HS

2017-18 (SENIOR)
Finished fifth in the Women’s Collegiate 4+ of the Chattanooga Head Race (Oct. 14) with a time of 19:25.7 ... finished sixth in the Women’s Open 8+ (18:34.51) and seventh in the Women’s Championship 4+ (18:11.25) at the Head of the Hooch Regatta (Nov. 4-5) ... competed in five Third Varsity 8+ races against Central Florida (Nov. 11), placing weekend-best times of 8:04.72 in the 2,500 meter races and 4:59.70 in the 1,500 meter races ... competed in four First Varsity 4+ races against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 24), posting a weekend-best time of 4:24.01 ... competed in three Second Varsity 4+ races against SMU (March 3), placing weekend-best times of 9:00.9 in the 2,000 meter race and 4:32.4 in the 1,000 meter races ... competed in the Third Varsity 8+ at the Crimson Tide Invitational (March 24), winning both the morning (6:42.3) and the afternoon sessions (6:46.9) ... won both Third Varsity 8+ races at the Big 12 Double Dual (April 7), posting a 7:00.036 finish in the first and the fastest overall time of 6:54.406 in the second ... marked a weekend-best third-place finish (7:01.0) against No. 2 Cal at the Lake Natoma Invitational (April 14-15) ... won the 3V8+/N8+ B Final (7:45.318) at the Longhorn Invitational (April 28) ... grabbed bronze at the Big 12 Championships (May 12-13) in the 3V8+ by a time of 7:08.299.

2016-17 (JUNIOR)
Rowed to a fifth-place finish (8:29.5) in the Women’s Collegiate 8+ and a seventh-place finish in the Women’s Collegiate 4+ (9:58.0) at the Chattanooga Head Race (Oct. 8) … finished eighth in the Women’s Open 8+ (17:41.1) at the Head of the Hooch Regatta (Nov. 6) ... finished first in the Varsity 4 against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 25) with a weekend-best time of 3:55.8 … won the Varsity 4+ 2,000 and 1,000 Meter races with times of 7:51.0 and 3:59.5 against Dayton (March 25) … won the First Varsity 4+ with times of 7:24.2 and 7:32.0 at the FIRA Rowing Regatta (March 31-April 1) … finished first in the First Varsity 4+ morning and afternoon sessions of the Big 12 Regatta (April 8) with times of 7:57.5 and 7:36.7 … won the Second Varsity 4+ against SMU (April 21) with a time of 7:35.7 … finished second in the Second Four Heat 2 race of the Big 12 Championships (May 13-14) with a time of 7:23.359 … finished third in the Second Four Petite Final with a time of 7:28.153 at the Big 12 Championships (May 13-14) ... was named a CRCA Scholar Athlete, as well as being named to both the Academic All Big 12 honor list and the SEC Academic honor roll.

2015-2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Rowed to a second-place finish in the Novice 8+ with a time of 18:15.21 at the Chattanooga Head Race (Oct. 10) … placed eighth with a time of 18:40.3 in the College/Club Novice 8+ at the Head of the Hooch (Nov. 7) … competed in the Novice 8+/3V8+ in four 1,000-meter pieces against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 27), posting a best time of 3:40.47 in the first session … won the Second Novice 8+/4V8+ with a time of 6:58.6 in the morning session of the Cardinal Invitational (March 12) … won the Varsity 4+ against Drake (March 19) with a time of 8:15.1 … finished second in the Novice 8+ with a time of 6:56.14 at the Knecht Cup Regatta (April 10) … placed third in the Second Varsity 8+ with a time of 7:12.1 against SMU (April 30).

HIGH SCHOOL
Four state championship appearances in the discus with the track and field team, where she placed second in 2012 and sixth in 2014.

PERSONAL
Born Allison Claire Estep on Sept. 14, 1995 … daughter of Scott and Michelle Estep … father, Scott, played basketball for North Greenville University … biology major.